Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL vs Milvus
| Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | Milvus | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Platforms | api, self-hosted | api, Linux, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Vector search | Yes | |
| Deployment model | cloud | |
| Managed cloud | Yes | |
| Document formats | JSON | |
| Transactions | Yes | |
| Maximum document size | 2 MB | |
| Query interface | cql | |
| Consistency controls | configurable | |
| Multi-region support | Yes | |
| Transaction support | Yes | |
| Maximum row size | 2 MB | |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | |
| Deployment | both | |
| Hybrid search | Yes | |
| Metadata filtering | Yes | |
| Sparse vectors | Yes | |
| Index types | HNSW, IVF, FLAT, DiskANN, SCANN | |
| SDK languages | Python, Go, Java, Node.js, C++ |
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